Council worker named as Heads of the Valleys crash victim
A woman who died after being hit by a van on the Heads of the Valleys Road last night has been named as Louise Hopkins. The 41 year old worked for Merthyr Tydfil Council in service support.
Woman dies after collision on Heads of the Valleys Road
A woman's died after a collision involving a van on the Heads of the Valleys Road.
The 41 year-old was walking away from a broken down vehicle with a man at around 7:15pm between Pant and Dowlais.
Her family are being supported by specially trained officers.
South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses, especially a motorist who stopped to speak to the van driver at the scene, to contact South Wales Police Roads Policing Unit via 101.
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